Broken superhero.
By Dreaming in Stanzas
She is a blushing beauty
And he's a reckless warrior
But he's also her Superman
Or at least that's what she likes to pretend
Like Lois Lane she is a writer
But he doesn't waste his time being Clark Kent
He is too busy saving her world
One fruitless lie at a time
And he can't bear to break her
More than she has broken herself
So he stains her lips with his lies
While she stains his pillow with her tears
She is not as stupid as he wants to believe her to be
She is just to weak to be as smart as she is
So she drowns herself in her lovely downer
Because it puts her to sleep
And at least she can be strong in her dreams
But she fears what her Superhero would say
So she hides her habit in all the obvious places
Out of some frightened hope he'll find her secret and save her
But this time in reality
Little does she know he watches her destroy herself
Not quite indifferently
And little does he know she killed the kryptonite babies
Not because she wasn't ready
But because she wanted to be his own weakness
Author's Note:
Repost from 2009.Comments on "Broken superhero."
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On Saturday, August 18, 2012, Nehema
(958) wrote:
Wow, very powerful. I'm glad you reposted this. A heartbreaking truth too often true... I never could understand this sort of dysfunction in real life, you made me understand it with your brilliant wording - XXOO
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On Friday, August 17, 2012, Alchemist
(679) wrote:
Wow, at the end I sat here with my eyes opened wide and thought for a minute, this is a very powerful work.
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On Sunday, August 12, 2012, xZombie Poptartzx
(332) wrote:
I can relate to this in a big way. This almost made me cry, which is REALLY hard to do :p Amazing write ♥
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On Wednesday, August 8, 2012, dwells
(4177) wrote:
So sad beyond words and your grandma probably has some very good advice. Meanwhile keep writing and we will listen, and empathize with the parallel lives we all live. God is a merciful God and forgiveness can be found in the sacrifice of his only Son, cheers angel.
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On Wednesday, August 8, 2012, veingo
(526) wrote:
This brought tears to my eyes. Rarely does a write do that to me... ^V^
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On Tuesday, August 7, 2012, FadedBlues
(2096) wrote:
...Clark & Lois would have had a more rewarding relationship...
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On Tuesday, August 7, 2012, Devilish
(2633) wrote:
Aweeeeeeeeee.. I love it when you show another side of you. (touches deviant)...
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A former member wrote:
a great write... its hard being the hero but sometimes its harder to get saved.